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In recent times, globalization has brought us not only new opportunities but also new challenges. The theme of innovation has become a mandatory topic for all industries—it has become a focal point for the enterprise, society, and the... more
This paper focuses on the effects of nonbinding recommendations on bargaining outcomes. Recommendations are theorized to have two effects: they can create a focal point for final bargaining positions, and they can decrease outcome... more
The paper presents a generic model for designing re-configurable C4ISR systems. The paper recognizes that despite the detailed guidelines provided ,by the Department ,of Defense ,Architecture Framework (DODAF) for designing... more
This paper discusses opportunities to parallelize graph based path planning algorithms in a time varying environment. Parallel architectures have become commonplace, requiring algorithm to be parallelized for efficient execution. An... more
ABSTRACT Human (HC) and social capital (SC) provide a number of compelling focal points on new business creation (e.g., Reynolds, 1997, Liao & Welsch, 2003; Davidsson & Honig, 2003; Liao & Welsch, 2005; Diochon, et... more
Food security is not a new concern, but has taken on new dimensions in recent years. Here we position food security in a broader context relating to the use and management of global biomass resources, and specifically the push to develop... more
Recent studies of spoken Standard Dutch support an ongoing change in the phonetic quality of the diphthong /EI/ (1, 2). How- ever, there is a need for broader analyses and larger data set s. Here, we took Dutch vowel variants of 44... more
Very little information is available on budget and financing of mental health services in the world. During year 2001, WHO collected information from all countries on resources available for mental health care as a part of Project Atlas.... more
Nationalization and Globalization Trends in the Wild Mushroom Commerce of Italy with Emphasis on Porcini ( Boletus edulis and Allied Species). This paper presents an historical overview of wild mushroom commerce in Italy, with a focus on... more
This article examines the impact and interrelationship of corporate image, satisfaction, and commitment on customer loyalty in the travel industry. A corporate image–commitment–loyalty model was developed and tested. Partial least squares... more
Over the past two decades, great research efforts have been made towards the personalization of e-learning platforms. This feature increases remarkably the quality of the provided learning services, since the users’ special needs and... more
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that one of the primary reasons for this apprehension towards Titus' succession was his "conspicuous love ofthe queen Berenice, to whom, they say, he even promised marriage. The affair... more